Rensselaer officer injured during chase

Published 5:41 pm, Friday, June 6, 2014

Jesus Rodriguez faces several charges after a chase in Rensselaer County on June 6, 2014. (Rensselaer police photo)

Jesus Rodriguez faces several charges after a chase in Rensselaer County on June 6, 2014. (Rensselaer police photo)

Rensselaer officer injured during chase

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RENSSELAER -- A 35-year-old Cohoes man was arrested Friday after leading police on a dramatic and reckless chase that injured a Rensselaer officer, police said.

Jesus Rodriguez drove away from a routine traffic stop at approximately 4 a.m., police said, leading police to chase him through Rensselaer and Albany. Police say Rodriguez crashed through a chain-link fence at the Rensselaer Iron & Steel yard, traveled the wrong way on a ramp to the Dunn Memorial Bridge and ultimately crashed on Krumkill Road in Albany, where he was taken into custody.

A Rensselaer officer crashed during the chase and was hospitalized with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.

Rodriguez was charged with second-degree assault, second-degree criminal mischief, second-degree reckless endangerment, driving while intoxicated, resisting arrest and fleeing a police officer, among other charges. He was arraigned in Rensselaer City Court and sent to Rensselaer County Jail without bail.